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Au - Ge Alloys for Wide-Range Low-Temperature On-Chip Thermometry

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Dann, JRA 
Verpoort, PC 
Ferreira De Oliveira, J 
Rowley, SE 
Datta, A 

Abstract

We present results of a Au-Ge alloy that is useful as a resistance-based thermometer from room temperature down to at least \SI{0.2}{\kelvin}. Over a wide range, the electrical resistivity of the alloy shows a logarithmic temperature dependence, which simultaneously retains the sensitivity required for practical thermometry while also maintaining a relatively modest and easily-measurable value of resistivity. We characterize the sensitivity of the alloy as a possible thermometer and show that it compares favorably to commercially-available temperature sensors. We experimentally identify that the characteristic logarithmic temperature dependence of the alloy stems from Kondo-like behavior induced by the specific heat treatment it undergoes.

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Keywords

cond-mat.mtrl-sci, cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Journal Title

Physical Review Applied

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Journal ISSN

2331-7019
2331-7019

Volume Title

12

Publisher

American Physical Society (APS)

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Sponsorship
Royal Society (IMF130944)
The Royal Society (uf130122)
Royal Society (RGF/EA/180034)
European Research Council (639526)
EPSRC (EP/K503757/1)
EPSRC (1641845)
EPSRC (2138907)
J.R.A.D., P.C.V., G.J.C., and V.N. acknowledge funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom. G.J.C. and S.E.R. acknowledge funding from the Royal Society, United Kingdom. J.F.O. thanks the Brazilian Agency CNPq. A.D. and S.K-N. acknowledge financial support through a European Research Council Starting Grant (Grant No. ERC-2014- STG-639526, NANOGEN).